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Archive for October 2016

Change of the Watch at Latitude 38

October 17, 2016
A classic shot of Latitude 38 founder Richard Spindler. He was ‘just a kid’ when he published the first issue in March 1977. latitude/Archives
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Richard Spindler (aka the Wanderer, aka the Grand Poobah, aka the Grand PooBob), who founded Latitude 38 and has been the publisher since 1976, is pleased to announce that the magazine has been sold. More »

Three Sailors Rescued from Boat Fire

At some point during the fire, Laetitia’s rig collapsed. © 2016 Petty Officer 2nd Class Philip Gilbert / USCG The USCG, along with several local agencies, rescued three sailors after their 44-ft sailboat caught fire Friday, near Rancho Palos Verdes, a city in Los Angeles County west of Long Beach. More »

Women Who Sail Meet Up

October 14, 2016
On Saturday, October 22, Women Who Sail is having a reunion meeting at the pool at La Cruz Inn that will include all the original speakers from the very first meet-up there in February 2014. More »

Great Weather on the Way

Windyty’s graphical representation of this morning’s storm on the Northwest coast. © Windyty If you’re in the Pacific Northwest, you’re no doubt getting pounded by the first of three powerful storms sweeping across the Pacific. More »

A Study in Contrasts

October 12, 2016
Vee Cove, Isla Carmen, Sea of Cortez. The last time Teal and Linh Goben were there, it was just the two of them on their trimaran. It won’t be too long before they return on the cat that Teal has been doing a spectacular job of not just restoring, but recreating. More »

Yacht Club Culture

The yacht clubhouse at Morro Bay, as seen from the guest dock. © What we meant to say is that the unlimited welcome mat is not out at the Morro Bay Yacht Club.  More »

S.F. to Shanghai Record Attempt

World-record holder Guo Chuan will soon set sail from San Francisco — alone — in an attempt to set a new benchmark time for the 5,300-mile crossing to Shanghai, China. © 2016 Guo Chuan Racing It’s not every day that someone attempts to sail solo, nonstop, from San Francisco to Shanghai, China — a route made famous by massive tea clippers during the Age of Sail. More »

Capsize and Rescue During Fleet Week

October 10, 2016
Peter Detwiler and his guests viewed Saturday’s Fleet Week air show from aboard the Catalina 36 Valhanna, sailed out of Tradewinds Sailing Club in Richmond. © 2016 Peter Detwiler "So low, so loud, so cool," writes Peter Detwiler of Sacramento, succinctly describing the San Francisco Fleet Week air show, enjoyed on the water and on shore by many thousands of spectators over the weekend during an October heat wave. More »